Monarchy and the End of Empire
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Monarchy and the End of Empire
The House of Windsor, the British Government, and the Postwar Commonwealth
Murphy, Philip (Director, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, London)
Oxford University Press
10/2016
258
Mole
Inglês
9780198757696
15 a 20 dias
Examines the relationship between the British government, the Palace, and the modern Commonwealth since 1945 and argues that the monarchy's relationship with the Commonwealth, which was initially promoted by the UK as a means of strengthening imperial ties, increasingly became an impediment to British foreign policy.
Preface and Acknowledgements ; 1. The Holy Family: an introduction ; 2. 'The Pivot of Empire': Monarchy and the Commonwealth, 1918-1945 ; 3. 'A Common Act of Will': The Making of the New Commonwealth, 1945-1952 ; 4. 'A Personal and Living Bond': Accession, Coronation, and Commonwealth Tour, 1952-1954 ; 5. Winds of Change and the Royal Family ; 6. 'A poor sort of courtesy to Her Majesty': Republics, Realms and Rebels, 1960-1970 ; 7. 'A Fragile Flower': Britain and the Headship of the Commonwealth ; 8. 'A Royal Duty': Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings in the 1970s ; 9. 'De-Dominionisation' in the 1970s ; 10. 'On Her Own': The Queen and the Commonwealth in the 1980s ; 11. The Fall and Rise of the Royal Commonwealth ; Bibliography
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Examines the relationship between the British government, the Palace, and the modern Commonwealth since 1945 and argues that the monarchy's relationship with the Commonwealth, which was initially promoted by the UK as a means of strengthening imperial ties, increasingly became an impediment to British foreign policy.
Preface and Acknowledgements ; 1. The Holy Family: an introduction ; 2. 'The Pivot of Empire': Monarchy and the Commonwealth, 1918-1945 ; 3. 'A Common Act of Will': The Making of the New Commonwealth, 1945-1952 ; 4. 'A Personal and Living Bond': Accession, Coronation, and Commonwealth Tour, 1952-1954 ; 5. Winds of Change and the Royal Family ; 6. 'A poor sort of courtesy to Her Majesty': Republics, Realms and Rebels, 1960-1970 ; 7. 'A Fragile Flower': Britain and the Headship of the Commonwealth ; 8. 'A Royal Duty': Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings in the 1970s ; 9. 'De-Dominionisation' in the 1970s ; 10. 'On Her Own': The Queen and the Commonwealth in the 1980s ; 11. The Fall and Rise of the Royal Commonwealth ; Bibliography
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